Characters
Events
Symbols
Quotes
Potpourri
100
Gets upset when the prosecutor is asking Tom Robinson questions during the trial.
Who is Dill Baker?
100
Boo Radley silently puts a blanket around Scout as she is outside observing this event.
What is Miss Maudie's house burning down?
100
This character's odd behavior and similarity to mysterious phenomenon earns him this nickname.
Who is Boo?
100
"Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passin'." Reverend Sykes says this to Scout for this reason.
What is to show respect for Atticus, and gratitude for defending Tom Robinson.
100
In Atticus's closing remarks, he includes the phrase, "all men are created equal." This is an allusion from this historical piece.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
Is shamed by Scout when she mentions how bad his entailments are.
Who is Walter Cunningham, Sr.?
200
Jem's anger towards Mrs. Dubose's racism provokes him to do this on his birthday.
What is beat Mrs. Dubose's flowers with Scout's baton?
200
Boo Radley's attempt to reach out and make friends can be shown in what symbols?
What are the gifts that Boo leaves in the oak tree, such as the coins, spelling bee medal, the pocket watch, etc.?
200
"You ain't sendin' me home, missus. I was on the verge of leavin' --I done done my time for this year." Our first interaction with the Ewells begins with this character at school.
Who is Burris Ewell?
200
Information on Maycomb came from this person's real life experiences.
Who is Harper Lee?
300
Almost shot at an angry mob that was surrounding Atticus.
Who is Mr. Underwood?
300
Jem and Scout "nearly faint" when they see their father do this.
What is shoot Tim Johnson in only one shot?
300
A mockingbird - an innocent creature who only provides us with good - can be symbolized in certain characters such as Boo, Atticus, and this character.
Who is Tom Robinson?
300
"I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks." Scout makes this argument when this character tries to say that there are four kinds of people.
Who is Aunt Alexandra?
300
Scout says, "I wouldn't fight publicly for Atticus, but the family was private ground. I would fight anyone from a third cousin upwards tooth and nail." Tooth and nail is an idiom that means this.
What is with all one's resources or energy; fiercely?
400
Broke a moral code in Maycomb by living with people of a different race.
Who is Dolphus Raymond?
400
Three things happen after the trial: someone tries to break into Judge Taylor's home, Link Deas threatens Bob Ewell over his treatment of Helen Robinson, and this.
What is Bob Ewell gets and loses his job with the WPA within a matter or days?
400
This event is symbolic for Maycomb's spreading prejudice and racism.
What is the shooting of Tim Johnson by Atticus?
400
"This time we aren't fighting the Yankees, we're fighting our friends. But remember this, no matter how bitter things get, they're still our friends and this is still our home." Atticus says this to Scout about this event.
What is the trial of Tom Robinson?
400
According to Tom, Mayella came on to him once he was inside the Ewell house. When he asks where her brothers and sisters are, she answers that they are doing this.
What is buying ice cream?
500
A cantankerous character whose surprising secret is a lesson in courage.
Who is Mrs. Lafeyette Dubose?
500
This saves Scout's life when she is attacked by Bob Ewell on her walk home from the Halloween carnival.
What is her ham costume?
500
Jem and Scout build a snowman (made partially out of mud) after the first snow fall. When Miss Maudie's house catches on fire, the snowman turns into a symbol for this.
What is the fact that all people are the same underneath, no matter what color they are.
500
"There's a black boy dead for no reason, and the man responsible for it's dead. Let the dead bury the dead this time, Mr. Finch. Let the dead bury the dead." Heck Tate uses this saying to convince Atticus that by not taking any more action, they are saving the innocence of this character.
Who is Boo Radley?
500
Miss Caroline, Scout's first grade teacher, requests that Atticus stop teaching Scout how to read and write so that she can 'properly' teach her using this curriculum.
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
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